The Effect of Teaching Aerobic Exercise on Performance Related Physical Fitness Components of Students: The Case of Uraga Preparatory School in Guji Zone, Oromia Region
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2017-08-01
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Addis Ababa University
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The study was conducted to investigate the effect of teaching aerobic
exercise on performance related physical fitness components of
students: the case of Uraga preparatory school in Guji zone, Oromia
region. The research design was quasi-experimental with pre-post test
none equivalent design. 63 students from Uraga preparatory school
were selected as study subjects and their age range were16-19 years.
30 students were under experimental group and the remaining 33
students were under control group. Students in the experimental group
were participated in low, moderate and high intensity aerobic exercise
for 12 consecutive weeks, i.e.3 days per week 40 minute duration per
day. Pre and post training tests were conducted on the selected four
components of skill related physical fitness variables. The data
collected from the study subject was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0
software. The data pertaining to agility, balance, power and speed as a
component of performance related component were analyzed by paired
sample ‘t’ test to determine the difference between initial and final
mean for participant. And also to compare the difference between
experimental and control group the independent t-test was computed.
The significance value was checked at p-value < 0.05. The mean
difference between the post and pre test results of the four performance
related fitness components was significant in experimental groups but
this difference is not significant in control groups. This shows that the
effect of aerobic exercises on the improvement of performance related
fitness components. There is a significant mean difference between post
and pre test results of agility, balance, power and speed in
experimental groups but there is no significant mean difference in
control groups. This shows that the positive effect of aerobic exercises in
each selected skill related fitness components. Based on this finding, it
can be conclude that teaching aerobic exercises for more than 12 weeks
has a significance effect on the improvement of skill related fitness
components. According to the research finding aerobic exercises have a
positive effect on agility, balance, power and speed. So Students,
athletes and other sport men's, who want to improve skill related
fitness components focused more on aerobic exercises than other
activities.
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Aerobic exercise, skill related fitness components, physical fitness, fitness, Agility, Power